Is this great or what??!  We hinted at our recent photo shoot a while ago, and now we're happy to share it with you all.  Meet this beautiful 1959 convertible!  When Paps told us that one of his (therefore, our) good friends owned this lovely, we KNEW a photo-taking-extravaganza was in order.  It was bought brand spankin' new in '59, and the color is original (it was called 'geranium').  Isn't it beautiful?  All of us are complete vintage-car nuts — and convertibles make the problem even worse.  Are we the only ones?  We must come by it honestly… our Paps is a whiz at spotting and naming off any (and we mean ANY) car name, model, colors it came in, and the year it came out.  Reminds us of hearing about when Mom was a girl– Paps would re-do cars and sometimes Nan would come over and do some neat-o pinstriping on the side.  Now that's talent!

Enjoy!  xx the Long ladies

We've eaten s'mores.  Twice.  Hot dog cook-outs always call for s'mores (or in some cases just black marshmallows, right, Nanny and Aunt Nancy??)

We went to The Secret Garden in Horton's store.  We just can't help ourselves.  They have way too much pretty stuff!

Lounged on Paps & Nan's bed while we cleaned Nanny's closet.  That was great!  Our closet cleaning adventures go way back.  Our Nan's never forgotten that way-too-small purple flowery knit outfit, have you, Nan? 

We are constantly amazed at all the beautiful goodies Nan has put up in their home.  Of course, it really just feels like our home too.  What a fantastic way to use your necklaces as part of your home decor!

Naturally, a trip wouldn't be complete without spending time shopping here and there, and setting aside one particular day for antique/flea market shopping.  Treasure Mart, is one whale of a place (three full stories high)!  And, after shopping we had to eat at our all-time favorite Louie's Coney Island.  If you're ever in Kokomo, IN you have to go there!  Order a coney all the way–including cheese– with a marshmallow coke, and seasoned french fries.  It's bound to make your tummy happy! 

On our two week trip we also spent a morning have a great photo shoot.  More pictures coming soon, Lord willing!!  We can't wait to share them!

We spent one evening making hodge-podge necklaces.  We had to lay them all out in a row to see how each seperate necklace displayed the makers personality.  Call us silly, but we love doing that kind of thing!! 

 

We also had the greatest time spending a few hours with some sweet and great friends!  (You might recognize Ashley and Gabrielle.)  It was such a delight to realize they lived quite close to Paps & Nan.  They invited us over for a meal — thanks, Gabrielle, for the delicious homemade pizza (Apphia had to get her recipe), and we had so much fun getting to know them better!  Ashley and I {Achaia} have so much in common.  Sometimes it's crazy how often we'd pick the exact same stuff!  A million thank yous for the lovely time, and we hope we can see y'all again soon!

To top all of this off we got to spend some great time with uncles, aunts, and cousins, go to the park, watch some old TV shows, add a new cheese enchilada to our crazy count, eat ice cream hot fudge sundaes, and just plain old be together.  Can't get better than that!

There you have it.  A quick overview of our past two weeks!  What did you do??  More marie-madeline developements coming soon so stay tuned!  Much love~ just us xxxx